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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is flattered that people want him to be the next US president.

The 45-year-old wrestler-turned-actor admitted in a recent interview that he would consider running for the job in 2020 and people have reacted positively to his comments.

He told chat show host Jimmy Fallon: "The surge and the groundswell since then has really been amazing. I gotta tell you, I'm so incredibly flattered - there's a national poll that just came out this past week ... that brought together Republicans and Democrats in saying that I would beat Donald Trump if we had an election today to become president. I've really been blown away. It's so flattering."

He said: "I think it's because a lot of people want to see a different leadership - I'm sorry, not different, but a better leadership today. [They want] more poise, less noise."

"I also think that over the years I've become a guy that a lot of people relate to. I get up in the morning at a ridiculous hour and go to work, I spend time with the troops, I take care of my family. I love taking care of people ... I've been blown away. I'm very flattered by it. Three and a half years is a long way away, so we'll see."

Speaking previously, the Baywatch star claimed he would be a confident leader of the United States as he would take "responsibility" for all of its citizens.

Dwayne Johnson talks to the press during the Baywatch movie world premiere. Photo / Getty

He said: "Personally, I feel that if I were president, poise would be important. Leadership would be important. Taking responsibility for everybody. [If I didn't agree with someone] on something, I wouldn't shut them out. I would actually include them.

"The first thing we'd do is we'd come and sit down and we'd talk about it.

"We all have issues, and we all gotta work our s**t out. And I feel like one of the qualities of a great leader is not shutting people out. I miss that part. Even if we disagree, we've got to figure it out."